Quarterback, Vanderbilt (from Ball State), 2015–⁠19

Riley Neal

Lettered 2015–⁠18 at Ball State (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′6″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Yorktown, IN

Riley Neal played quarterback at Ball State (2015–⁠18) and Vanderbilt (2019).

Career highs

402passing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 20184touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Kent State, 201896rushing yards, career highat Miami (OH), 20162rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Central Michigan, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Ball State22839158.32,2765.8166
2016Ball State24239461.42,5416.41312
2017Ball State679967.76596.763
2018Ball State19433557.91,9175.7114
2019Vanderbilt14925857.81,5856.195
Career8801,47759.68,9786.15530

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Ball State883994.5241
2016Ball State1275404.3846
2017Ball State24672.8012
2018Ball State863574.2531
2019Vanderbilt53470.9027
Career3781,4103.71546

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Ball State6QBYr 1
2016Ball State6QBYr 2
2017Ball State6QBYr 3
2018Ball State6QBYr 4
2019Vanderbilt6QBSr. (Yr 5)6′6″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Ball State4790.1527th (n=151)0.2472.959%0.24-0.01
2016Ball State5190.1830th (n=152)0.2596.059%0.140.18
2017Ball State1230.38––46.754%0.26–
2018Ball State4180.2448th (n=160)0.26101.658%0.220.31
2019Vanderbilt3110.1012th (n=155)0.2731.845%0.150.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Vanderbilt 11 games, 1,585 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠3014258500−2
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠42243537821−9
Sep 21vs.LSUL 38–⁠66153120611−4
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠18212818910−14
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠311830140006
Oct 12vs.UNLVL 10–⁠341125104012
Oct 19vs.MissouriW 21–⁠1438451114
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠243446100
Nov 16vs.KentuckyL 14–⁠381019740114
Nov 23vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠016241792024
Nov 30atTennesseeL 10–⁠2814291391016
2018 Ball State 9 games, 1,917 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 42–⁠623302592037
Sep 8atNotre DameL 16–⁠2423501801235
Sep 15atIndianaL 10–⁠3812241150035
Sep 22vs.Western KentuckyL 20–⁠2827452851021
Sep 29vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠2430504024161
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 16–⁠2432562600016
Oct 13atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠2319261831055
Oct 20vs.Eastern MichiganL 20–⁠4221391571177
Oct 25atOhioL 14–⁠52715761020
2017 Ball State 3 games, 659 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atIllinoisL 21–⁠2421342041141
Sep 9vs.UABW 51–⁠3123342172015
Sep 16vs.Tennessee TechW 28–⁠1323312383211
2016 Ball State 11 games, 2,541 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠2115291300248
Sep 10atIndianaL 20–⁠30153023111−1
Sep 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 41–⁠1428392382044
Sep 24atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠2723372522174
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠3123402760016
Oct 8atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠2418301741213
Oct 15atBuffaloW 31–⁠2112222120244
Oct 22vs.AkronL 25–⁠3523341871176
Nov 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 41–⁠4830503933245
Nov 16atToledoL 19–⁠3733492602085
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠2122341881196
2015 Ball State 11 games, 2,276 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12atTexas A&ML 23–⁠5611191160057
Sep 19atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠1724281941086
Sep 26atNorthwesternL 19–⁠2414351782074
Oct 3vs.ToledoL 10–⁠242337236100
Oct 10atNorthern IllinoisL 41–⁠5931533934118
Oct 17vs.Georgia StateL 19–⁠3128482182134
Oct 24vs.Central MichiganL 21–⁠2325401871023
Oct 31vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠102032275118
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠541225781038
Nov 17atOhioL 31–⁠4816342472062
Nov 24vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠48244015413−1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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